Ouma Health is proud to announce the expansion of its Maternal-Fetal Medicine partnership with MultiCare Health System, one of the leading nonprofit health systems in the Pacific Northwest.
Over the past year, Ouma has had the privilege of supporting teleMFM services for Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic, helping preserve and expand access to specialized high-risk pregnancy care for patients in Central Washington. That work has now grown into a broader relationship with MultiCare, expanding Ouma’s support across two critical areas of care:
First, Ouma is now supporting Maternal-Fetal Medicine services across six outpatient locations, helping MultiCare expand access to specialized consultations, ultrasound review, and high-risk pregnancy expertise for patients throughout the region.
Second, Ouma is now providing inpatient MFM telehealth support at Tacoma General Hospital, helping ensure that hospital-based teams have timely access to Maternal-Fetal Medicine expertise when complex pregnancy needs arise.
For Ouma, this expansion reflects an important shift in how health systems are approaching specialized maternity care.
Maternal-Fetal Medicine specialists play a critical role in caring for patients with high-risk pregnancies, including those with diabetes, hypertension, fetal anomalies, multiple gestations, prior pregnancy complications, and other complex medical needs. But access to MFM expertise remains uneven across the country. Many communities face long wait times, limited local specialist availability, and growing pressure on OB/GYN, labor and delivery, and hospitalist teams.
Recruitment remains essential, but recruitment alone cannot solve a structural workforce challenge. Health systems also need scalable models that extend subspecialty capacity, support local clinical teams, and help keep more care within the communities where patients already receive care.
That is where teleMFM has become critical infrastructure.
By embedding Ouma’s physician-led virtual MFM group directly into existing health system workflows, MultiCare can expand access to specialized care without asking patients, providers, or hospitals to wait for traditional recruitment cycles to catch up with demand. The model is designed to support – not replace – local teams, strengthening the system around them with timely access to MFM expertise across both outpatient and inpatient settings.
“We are grateful for the opportunity to support MultiCare’s commitment to mothers, babies, and clinical teams across Washington,” said Sina Haeri, MD, CEO and Co-Founder of Ouma Health. “This expansion is exactly why Ouma was built: to help health systems extend the reach of Maternal-Fetal Medicine expertise, integrate seamlessly into clinical workflows, and make specialized pregnancy care more accessible when and where it is needed."
The launch reflects close collaboration across MultiCare’s leadership, physicians, nurses, sonographers, operational teams, and frontline staff. Together, the teams have built a model designed to expand capacity, improve access, and support continuity of care for patients experiencing high-risk pregnancies.
Ouma Health is honored to support MultiCare Health System as it continues expanding access to high-quality maternal and fetal care throughout Washington.
